"Chemical"

More than 13 tons of narcotic drugs including heroin, poppy opium, hashish, henbane and some amounts of chemical agents have been burned in eastern Nangarhar province.

The Pollution Control Department on Friday declared Soi King Kaew 19 through 25 in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district as a restricted area to facilitate work in eliminating chemical residues after the blast at a foam factory.

With about 600 tonnes of styrene left at the foam factory, the site of a deadly blaze last week in Samut Prakan province, the company tasked with clearing the site says the process will take 5-10 days depending on weather conditions.

The Department of Industrial Works on Tuesday combed through the Ming Dih Chemical factory in Samut Prakan for any leftover hazardous substances after a fiery explosion ripped through the factory early on Monday.

In a statement released via Facebook on Monday, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office thanked Thai authorities for working tirelessly to extinguish the inferno that erupted at the Ming Dih Chemical factory in Samut Prakan on Monday.

"Are chemicals a hero or villain?" was the provocative question fizzing at an industry seminar at Bangkok’s Landmark Hotel on Thursday (September 3).

After delay to the ban of agricultural chemicals was announced, BioThai Foundation, a strong supporter of the ban, released an analysis report titled “36 days to cancel glyphosate ban” which identified the four factors behind the postponement.

Yielding to pressure from farmers and distributors, a government-established committee has recommended a six-month delay in the planned ban on hazardous agrichemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos and limited continued use of a third, glyphosate.

A group of farmers dressed in black gathered in front Government House today (November 26) to submit a petition to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stating their opposition to the banning of Paraquat, Chlorpyrifos and Glyphosate, and explaining they wanted to continue using the chemicals under the proper procedures.

The ban on 3 agrochemical substances namely Paraquat, Chlorpyrifos and Glyphosate as passed by the Hazardous Substance Committee’s resolution on October 22 will come into full effect on December 1, according to the order of Department of Agriculture (DOA) announced in government gazette on November 18. The order also states that come next month, anyone who has any of the substances in his/her possession must inform the DOA within 15 days.

Members of the Department of Livestock Development’s “Phaya Thai” special operation team and other officials inspected a pig slaughterhouse in Samut Prakan province to test for the presence of beta-agonist, a chemical that artificially promotes growth among animals.

Residual chemical substances were found in 1,500 samples of vegetables and fruits imported from China at Chiangsaen Plant Quarantine Station in Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province, said Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Mananya Thaiset today (November 1) after an inspection of the facility and testing of the produce without advance notice.